Families now have another place to escape the summer heat with last week’s purchase by the YMCA of MetroWest of the Clearbrook Swim Club.

"We are excited to open the swim club for the community," said Miriam Kimball, the Y’s development and public relations director. "It’s a beautiful facility."

The facility at 120 Parker Road, which includes a 25-meter four-lane outdoor pool, a bathhouse, game room, picnic area, children’s pool, playground and parking area, will open Friday at noon.

Families have a chance to see the facilities during two open houses on Wednesday and Thursday, from 3 to 6 p.m. each day. There will also be a grand opening on Friday with a free swim from noon to 7 p.m.

The YMCA saw the $675,000 purchase as a good opportunity, Kimball said.

"We were not actively looking for pools to buy," Kimball said. "But this opportunity presented itself and it seemed like an opportunity that we couldn’t pass up."

Mark Sokoll, president and CEO of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston, the previous owners, said his organization sold the swim club because of declining membership.

"Between 2008 and 2012 we had a decline of about a third of our members," said Sokoll. "That, plus the facility was aging and would need some upkeep are the reasons we decided to sell the property."

The pool is a 10-minute drive from the YMCA of MetroWest’s main building on Old Connecticut Path, which has an indoor pool.

This week Y staffers are working to clean and ready the pool at Clearbrook so it can open, Kimball said.

"There is always things that can be upgraded," Kimball said. "But we will be ready for the grand opening."

The pool is open to everyone, Y members as well as the public, Kimball said, however existing members will still need to pay to use the pool. The only exception is for members of the Hopkinton YMCA who have a pool membership there: that will transfer to the Clearbrook Swim Club.

Day passes are $10 per person or $25 per family. Y members can buy a season pass (July 27-Sept. 2) for $125 for family members or $175 for adult members. Non-member season passes are $275.

The pool will stay open through Sept. 2. Because of the late-summer opening, there will be no swimming lessons this year, Kimball said, but "the YMCA will be considering a lot of things for the future."

Lifeguards will be on-duty during pool hours, daily from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

At the opening Friday there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at noon followed by a free open swim for the public until 7 p.m. Regular hours will begin Saturday.